WAB Annual Report 2006 - Western Association of Broadcasters

2005/2006 Annual Report
2005-2006 ANNUAL REPORT
72ND ANNUAL GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
1. There being a quorum present, President Lyndon Friesen called the meeting to order at 8:15 am Alberta time.
2. The minutes of the 71st AGM were accepted as reported.
Motion: Moved by David Wiebe and seconded by Menno Friesen THAT the minutes be accepted as reported. Carried.
3. President’s Report
President Lyndon Friesen opened by thanking everyone for making this a terrific year and an outstanding year. Lyndon thanked our great membership and remarked on the incredible
industry support we received from our sponsors. The WAB over-sold the golf tournament, sold out the hotel and packed all of the sessions. Lyndon noted that he hoped this would
inspire people to register early next year.
Lyndon reported that this year had been a transition year from The Organizers – Event Management Ltd. with Bruce and Deirdre Hamstead to Lesa Page with Page Planning. Lyndon
recognized Bruce and Deirdre with a special thank you remarking that this convention is just one of the many contributions they have made to our industry – but an example of how
organized they and their events always are. Lyndon thanked The Organizers again for their contributions and commitment.
Lyndon went on to recognize Doug Gunn for his tireless efforts on the WAB Board. The Western Association of Broadcasters appreciates Doug’s commitment, passion and insight. Lyndon
stated that the financial report will reflect the success of this year’s convention, the terrific support of our sponsors and our overall financial health. Lyndon went on to say that working
with the Board has been a terrific experience and he thanked each of the Board members for making it both fun and rewarding. Lyndon said that he enjoyed serving as President, and
he wishes Stan all the best as the incoming WAB President. Lyndon closed by saying he looks forward to seeing everyone back in Kananaskis for next year’s convention!
4. Interim Treasurer’s Report
Stan Schmidt gave the interim treasurer’s report:
Stan noted that earlier in the year, the WAB had been lagging behind in membership payments and had since caught up. This year has seen our largest sponsorship amount to date.
At worst, the WAB will end up at break even, but it is more likely that we will end up with a small profit. Some of the major expenses have not been accounted for yet such as the hotel
bill because of timing. Last year, the WAB earned $15,833. At this point, the WAB has approximately $110,000 in a short term savings account and around $31,000 in the chequing
account. Stan reported that although the WAB does have a bit of a war chest, we still do not know whether this will be depleted in future years. With panel sessions, we have saved
a lot of money by not booking big-ticket speakers, but if the panel session becomes redundant, then we will need the money that has been set aside to cover speaker costs.
Motion: Moved by Cam Cowie and seconded by Don Kille THAT the interim Treasurer’s report is accepted. Carried.
5. Special Resolutions
(1) Motion: Moved by Al Thorgeirson and seconded by Dennis Dunlop THAT the WAB, in the convention assembled, ratify and endorse all actions of the Board of Directors and Officers
of the WAB during the past year. Carried.
(2) Motion: Moved by Vic Dubois and seconded by Brian Main THAT the WAB, in the convention assembled, extend to the Officers, Directors, Committee Chairs and staff, our heartfelt
thanks for their efforts in making the convention a success. As well, we express appreciation to the firms and individuals who so kindly assisted and contributed so much to our comfort
and pleasure. Carried.
6. Association Reports
The ABA report was delivered by Jim Haskins
The SAB report was delivered by Vic Dubois
The BAM report was delivered by Cam Cowie
The WABE report was delivered by Stan Schmidt on behalf of President Brian Gatensby
The CBSC report was delivered by Ron Cohen
W E S T E R N A S S O C I AT I O N O F B R OA D C A S T E R S
7. Nominations
Mr. Jim Haskins, Chairman of the Nominations Committee, presented the following nominations:
FOR MANITOBA
Garth Buchko
Radio for a two year term
Bill Hanson
FOR SASKATCHEWAN
David Dekker
Radio for a one year term remaining
Mitch Bozak
TV for a one year term remaining
TV for a one year term remaining
FOR ALBERTA
Garry McKenzie
Radio for a two year term
Stan Schmidt
TV for a one year term remaining
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Doug Gunn
For a one year term remaining
Motion: Moved by Menno Friesen and seconded by Dennis Dunlop THAT nominations cease. Carried. Those nominated are elected by acclamation.
8. Directors Meeting
Following a brief Directors Meeting of the newly elected Board the following slate of officers was presented to the membership:
2006/2007 WAB Board of Directors
President
Stan Schmidt
Past President
Lyndon Friesen
Treasurer
TBA
Director
Mitch Bozak
Director
David Dekker
Director
Doug Gunn
Director
Garry McKenzie
Director
Garth Buchko
Director
Bill Hanson
9. New President’s Address
Following a short meeting of the newly elected 2006/2007 WAB Board of Directors, Stan Schmidt of CH Red Deer was introduced as the incoming President.
Stan opened by saying it is gratifying to have received the support of the Board of Directors. It has been a great pleasure working with the past board during 2005/2006 to deliver what
has been a very successful 72nd Annual Convention. Attendance was up, sponsorship revenues were up and we had a great day yesterday with presentations from the C.R.T.C. and the CAB
along with a great panel discussion. Stan would especially like to thank Lyndon Friesen for his leadership and dedication to the board and this year’s convention. Lyndon did a fantastic
job during a busy year for him that included his work as member of the radio board of the CAB, co-chairing a successful CAB convention last November in Winnipeg as well as tons of
hard work and time spent on the radio review hearing that concluded last May. Also, just recently, Lyndon has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Golden West Radio. In Lyndon’s
new role as Past President, Stan will also be relying on his expertise and experience to guide Stan and provide needed input in the coming year. Stan also would like to thank Jim
Haskins. Jim has provided hard work and dedication to the board for many years and will be sincerely missed, but not forgotten.
Stan would also like to welcome to the board, Garth Buchko, as our new radio representative for Manitoba. Stan looks forward to working with Garth and the rest of the board to deliver
a great 73rd Annual Convention! As Stan stated earlier in his Treasurer’s Report, the organization is in a very good financial position and has great membership support. And to that end,
Stan would personally like to thank all of the members for their continued dedication to the WAB. Stan said he would remiss if he did not extend a special thanks to all of the sponsors
who participated in this year’s convention as without them, an event such as this would not come to fruition. Stan urged all members to work and support these sponsors. To conclude,
Stan looks forward to working with the new Board of Directors to provide another first class event that provides take away value to the convention delegates in 2007. Stan invited
everyone and their colleagues to meet in Kananaskis Country on June 8th, 9th & 10th, 2007 for the 73rd Annual Convention & AGM.
10. Any Other Business
(1) Draw for CAB Registration
A draw was held to present a free registration to the 2006 CAB Annual Meeting. The winner was Vic Dubois.
There being no further business: Motion: Moved by Dwaine Dietrich and seconded by Chris McGinley THAT the meeting is
adjourned. Carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 am Alberta time.
Western Association of Broadcasters
171 - 5005 Dalhousie Drive NW, Suite 860, Calgary, AB T3A 5R8
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Phone: (877) 814-271 Fax: (877) 814-2749 • Email: [email protected] • www.wab.ca
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GOLD MEDALS / RECOGNITION
The Western Association of Broadcasters would like to thank all of our awards nominees and nominators! Thank you for sending in nominations!
WAB Gold Medal Awards
The Gold Medal Awards are presented to WAB member stations for outstanding contribution to Canadian broadcasting industry in the area of community service.
They are judged on the following criteria:
• Benefit to the community
• Magnitude of the effort
• Staff support and participation
• Sustainability of the initiative/program
• Other recognition received
For our Radio Gold Medal Award, the WAB is pleased to honour the Country 105 Cares for Kids Radiothon! This radiothon was a fund raising
drive for the Alberta Children’s Hospital and over three days in November, the station opened up the phone lines and shared stories of healing,
miracles and inspiration. When the amounts were tallied, the radiothon brought in over 1.19 million dollars! The Western Association of
Broadcasters would like to congratulate Country 105 for their tremendous Cares for Kids Radiothon!
Our Television Gold Medal Award was presented to CH Red Deer for their CH Red Deer Festival of Trees that raised funds for the regional
rehab unit, which helps patients who have suffered strokes, spinal cord injuries and general surgery. Through a unique series of events and
promotions, The Festival of Trees Campaign has raised over 2.5 million dollars since it began some 11 years ago – this past year was the
biggest to date! The Western Association of Broadcasters would like to congratulate CH Red Deer!
WAB Honourary Life Membership
The WAB Honourary Life Membership is awarded to an individual broadcaster who has enhanced and improved the broadcast industry in Western
Canada, while making a significant contribution to his or her community or province. The recipient will have demonstrated, by conduct and
action, the willingness to work unselfishly in the interest of the broadcasting industry.
Our 2006 Honourary Life Member is Bruce Nelson. Bruce started in the business in 1970 as a traffic manager in Lethbridge. He later moved to
Calgary where he became Vice President of programming in 1982. Then years later, he was appointed Executive VP of CFCN. Bruce has spent years
working with independent produces to get Western and Regional programming seen throughout the entire country. He was also been on the
Board of Directors for the Nation Screen Institute and a juror for the AMPIA awards.
We are pleased to welcome Bruce Nelson to our excellent group of Honourary Life Members are honoured to welcome him as our complimentary
guest at all future WAB conventions.
W E S T E R N A S S O C I AT I O N O F B R OA D C A S T E R S
WAB Broadcaster of the Year
The WAB Broadcaster of the Year Award is presented to an individual broadcaster who has made a significant contribution to our industry.
More specifically, the broadcaster so honoured will have:
• Demonstrated extraordinary leadership within his or her field
• Developed and maintained a forceful and positive image for broadcasting in general
• Acted as a spokesperson for broadcasters outside his or her normal scope of operations
This year’s Western Association of Broadcasters Broadcaster of the Year is Dave Rutherford!
Dave Rutherford’s career has spanned over 35 years. He has firmly established himself as one of Canada’s most respected and outspoken broadcast
journalists. His daily radio call-in show at QR77 has been networked to radio and television stations across the country, making Dave Rutherford a
household name from Toronto to Kelowna! Dave Rutherford has done much to make Western issues and opinions known across the country.
Not to be overshadowed by his journalistic accomplishments, this broadcaster has made many
contributions to the community at large. He has helped raise over a million dollars for disadvantaged children in Southern Alberta. He helped launch Operation
Christmas Child in Canada, and has traveled the world giving out Christmas gifts to children in war-torn countries. Dave is also an active participant at our WAB
conventions, acting as our panel session moderator on numerous occasions.
The Western Association of Broadcasters would like to honour Dave Rutherford as our WAB Broadcaster of the Year!
SAVE THE DATE
Western Association of Broadcasters
73RD Annual Convention
Kananaskis, Alberta
June 8–10, 2007
Check our website at
www.wab.ca for further details
Western Association of Broadcasters
171 - 5005 Dalhousie Drive NW, Suite 860, Calgary, AB T3A 5R8
Phone: (877) 814-271 • Fax: (877) 814-2749 • Email: [email protected] • www.wab.ca
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2006 CONVENTION PROGRAM
SPONSORS
Friday, June 9, 2006
Our WAB convention would not be possible without the sponsorship
and continued support of our fantastic sponsors!
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Registration
2:00 pm
Golf Classic
7:30 pm
Welcome Reception, BBQ Dinner and
Prize Presentation
Saturday, June 10, 2006
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Registration
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Breakfast
8:45 am - 9:15 am
Opening Remarks
CRTC Report with Charles Dalfen
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Panel Discussion – “Broadcasting...
Thriving in the Digital World”
Moderator: Dave Rutherford
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Coffee Break
11:15 am - 12:00 noon
CAB Report with Tina Van Dusen
Afternoon Free
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
President’s Reception
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
President’s Dinner and Awards Banquet
10:00 pm - 10:45 pm
Entertainment – Cory Mack
Sunday, June 11, 2006
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Morning Coffee Service
8:15 am - 9:15 am
Annual General Meeting
9:15 am - 10:00 am
Closing Brunch
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Tod Maffin
“Courting the Next-Generation Audience: How to
Reach and Engage Tomorrow’s Media Consumers”
Gold
CanWest Global Communications Corp.
CHUM TV
CTV Inc.
TELUS
Silver
BBM Canada
DDB Canada
Golden West Broadcasting Ltd.
Newcap Inc.
Rawlco Radio Ltd.
Sony of Canada Ltd.
The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group
Bronze
Broadcast News
Canadian Broadcast Sales
MTS TV
Novanet MSC
Pippin Technical Service Ltd.
Target Broadcast Sales Inc.
Patron
Burli Software Inc.
CanWest Media Works
Columbia Tri-Star
Corus Entertainment Inc.
D.E.M. Allen and Associates Ltd.
Harris Communications – Leitch Business Unit
imsradio
Marketron International Inc.
NBC Universal
RCS Canada Ltd.
Rogers Media
SaskTel
Standard Radio
The TDL Group Ltd.
WesTower Communications Ltd.
W E S T E R N A S S O C I AT I O N O F B R OA D C A S T E R S
2006/2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stan Schmidt
President
David Dekker
Vice President
and Treasurer
2006 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Lyndon Friesen
Past President
Mitch Bozak
Director
Bill Hanson
Director
Garry McKenzie
Director
Doug Gunn
Director
Garth Buchko
Director
Based on your support, the Western Association of Broadcasters has decided to keep our annual membership
and registration fees at the same level. We are grateful for your continued membership and support.
Notice to Reader
We have compiled the balance sheet of
Western Association of Broadcasters as at
August 31, 2006 and the statement of loss and
retained earnings for the year then ended from
information provided by Management. We have
not audited, reviewed or otherwise attempted
to verify the accuracy or completeness of such
information. Readers are cautioned that these
statements may not be appropriate for their
purposes.
October 6, 2006
Chartered Accountants
Western Association of Broadcasters
171 - 5005 Dalhousie Drive NW, Suite 860, Calgary, AB T3A 5R8
Phone: (877) 814-271 • Fax: (877) 814-2749 • Email: [email protected] • www.wab.ca
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LIFE MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS
WAB Past Presidents
1934 Unknown
1935 Unknown
1936 Unknown
1937 Unknown
1938 Unknown
1939 Unknown
1940 George Chandler
1941 George Chandler
1942 G.R.A. Rice
1943 G.R.A. Rice
1944 G.R.A. Rice
1945 G.R.A. Rice
1946 Unknown
1947 A.M. Bert Cairns
1948 A.M. Bert Cairns
1949 William M. Guild
1950 William M. Guild
1951 Ed Rawlinson
1952 Ed Rawlinson
1953 Gerry Gaetz
1954 Gerry Gaetz
1955 Sid Boyling
1956 Vern Dallin
1957 Bob Buss
1958 Bob Buss
1959 Jack O. Blick
1960 G. Blair Nelson
1961 Norm Botterill
1962 Don Hartford
1963 Don Hartford
1964 Don Hartford
1965 Bill Stovin
1966 A.J. “Red” Hopps
1967 Jack Davidson
1968 G. Blair Nelson
1969 Ted Soskin
1970 Rory MacLennan
1971 Tom Laing
1972 John McColl
1973 Elmer Hildebrand
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
George Gallagher
Warren Holte
Gary Miles
Bruce Cowie
Lew Roskin
Don Brinton
Gordon Rawlinson
Norm Haines
Harv Davidson
Ted Eadinger
Jim Edwards
Peter M. Liba
Dennis Fisher
Terry Coles
John Cochrane
Vern Traill
Jack Little
Bill Gorrie
Fred Filthaut
Neil Edwards/
David Wiebe
David Wiebe
Bob Johnson
Leon Brin
Ron Kizney
Doug Shillington
Menno Friesen
Wally Kirk
Monte Graham
Mark Olson
Dennis Dunlop
Don Kille
Jim Haskins
Lyndon Friesen
WAB Gold Medals
1985 CHED Edmonton
1986 CKXL Calgary
1987 CJOB Winnipeg
1988 CJCA Edmonton
1989 CKBI Prince Albert
1990 CJGX Yorkton
1991 Golden West Broadcasting
1992 CHAB Moose Jaw
1993 Power 92 Edmonton
1994 Country 105 Calgary
1995 ITV Edmonton
1996 LITE 96 CHFM Calgary
1997 ITV Edmonton
1998 CFQC Saskatoon
1999 RDTV Red Deer
2000 RDTV Red Deer
2001 RDTV Red Deer
2001 CHSM 1260 Steinbach
2002 The Bear 100.3 Edmonton
2002 CKY-TV Winnipeg
2003 CIZL-FM Regina
2003 CFCN-TV Calgary
2004 900CKBI Prince Albert
2004 Global Television Calgary
2005 Golden West Broadcasting
2005 A-Channel Winnipeg
2006 CH Red Deer
2006 Country 105
Broadcaster of the Year
Bert Cairns
G.R.A. Rice
Jack Davidson (1970)
Hal Crittenden
Pierre Camu
1978 Elmer Hildebrand
1981 Bruce Cowie
1983 Donald C. Brinton
1985 R.M. (Rory) MacLennan
1988 Blair Nelson
1989 Elmer Hildebrand
1991 Peter Liba
1992 Dr. Charles Allard In Memoriam
1992 John McColl In Memoriam
1993 Michael McCabe
1995 Ralph Warrington
1996 Alan Anaka
1997 Peter Warren
1999 Jim Bagshaw
2001 Jim Scarrow
2002 Stuart Craig
2004 Elaine Ali
2005 Don Kille
2006 Dave Rutherford
Broadcaster of the Century
1984 Dr. G.R.A. Rice
Broadcasters of the Past Decade
Peter Liba and Elmer Hildebrand
Friends of Broadcasting
1997 Jill Douglas
1998 TELUS Corporation
2000 Doug Allen
2001 Howard Christensen
2002 Frank Palmer
2003 Patrick Grierson
Honourary Life Memberships
Peggy Miller
Vern Dallin
Tony Messner
Alf Petersen
Ed Rawlinson
Norm Botterill
Blair Nelson
Lorne McBride
George Brown
Tom Laing
Ken Johnson
Lew Roskin
Gordon Ferris
Bob Hosie
Jim Adam
Ted Soskin
Charles Allard
Orville (Orv) Kope
1982 E.W. Ted Chapman
1982 R.M. Rory Maclennan
1983 George Skinner
1983 John McColl
1986 Jack Soars
1986 Donald Campbell
1989 Robert H. Quinn
1989 Jim Kunkel
1990 Don Brinton
1992 Vern Traill
1993 Bruce Hogle
1993 Jerry Forbes In Memoriam
1995 Bruce Cowie
1995 Art Wallman
1996
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2000
2001
2001
2002
2002
2003
2003
2004
2005
2006
Robert Lamb
Ron Skinner
Jack Cennon
Peter M. Liba
Bob Johnson
Wax Williams
Mel Stevenson
Doug Shillington
Terry Strain
Elmer Hildebrand
Michael McCabe
Fred Filthaut
Randy Moffat
Richard (Red) Hughes
Drew Craig
Bruce Nelson